Robert Biddulph
Sir Robert Biddulph GCB GCMG (born August 26, 1835 - November 18, 1918 ) was a British general who was, among other things, High Commissioner of Cyprus and Governor of Gibraltar .
Life
Biddulph was the son of Robert Biddulph , who was a member of the House of Commons for the Hereford constituency and Deputy Lieutenant of Herefordshire . His older brother was Michael Biddulph, 1st Baron Biddulph , who represented Hereford constituency and later South Herefordshire as a member of the House of Commons for 25 years as a representative of the Liberal Party and on August 1, 1903 as 1st Baron Biddulph, of Ledbury, in the County of Hereford was raised to hereditary nobility.
On June 23, 1879, he succeeded Garnet Wolseley as High Commissioner of Cyprus and held this position until his replacement by Henry Ernest Gascoyne Bulwer on March 9, 1886.
After his return he was first Quartermaster General of the Armed Forces in 1887 and was then Director General for Military Training between 1888 and 1893, before he was briefly Quartermaster General of the Armed Forces again as the successor to Lieutenant General Thomas Durand Baker in 1893 until he was replaced by General Evelyn Henry Wood .
On August 7, 1893, after a short interim tenure from GJ Smart, he succeeded Lothian Nicholson as Governor of Gibraltar and retained this position until he was replaced by George Stuart White on May 22, 1900 .
For his many years of service he was raised to the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath and the Order of St. Michael and St. George , so that he had the suffix "Sir".
After the death of Field Marshal Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts on November 14, 1914, General Biddulph was his successor as Master Gunner of St James's Park and thus ceremonial chief of the Royal Artillery . He also held this position until his death and was then replaced by Major General Francis Ward .
His marriage to Sophia Lambert on August 11, 1864 resulted in ten children, including three sons who also pursued military careers and were promoted to lieutenant colonel or colonel .
Web links
- General Sir Robert Biddulph, on thepeerage.com , accessed August 13, 2015.
Individual evidence
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Lothian Nicholson |
Governor of Gibraltar 1893–1900 |
George Stuart White |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Biddulph, Robert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 26, 1835 |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 18, 1918 |